Contribution or collection box.



E. R. BUTLER & F. A. STOKES.

CONTRIBUTION 0R COLLECTION BOX. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1915.

1,174,672. Patented Mar. 7, 1916.

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E. R. BUTLER & F. A. STOKES.

CONTRIBUTION 0R COLLECTION BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. 1915.

Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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ELMORE ROY BUTLER AND FREDERICK ALEXANDER STOKES, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.-

CONTRTBUTION OR- COLLEGTION BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. '7, 191.6.

Application filed March 2, 1915. SerialNo. 11,614.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ELMORE ROY BUT- LER and FREDERICK ALEXANDER STOKES, both subjects of the King of Great Britain, and both residing inthe city of Toronto, county of York, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Contribution or Collection Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to improvements in collection or contribution boxes and relates more particularly to the production of a box of this class to be used for securing public subscriptions to charitable institutions, and the principal object of our invention is to provide our box with means whereby each time a coin is inserted in the box a difierent text will be disclosed, thus largely contributing to the maintenance of the public interest in the institutions using the box, and the construction of our invention will be hereinafter particularly set forth and what we claim as new will be pointed out in the claims of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of our box and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the coin receptacle, and portion of the upper part of the box, in tilted position, to show certain interior parts. Figs. 3 and 4 are views of the rear side of the box, with the cover opened and partly shown in section, certain parts being broken away in Fig. 4: to facilitate illustration of construction. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the pawl and the supporting plate therefor. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section on the line 66 Fig. 1, Fig. 7 is a vertical cross section on the line 77 Fig. 3, and Fig. 8 is a horizontal cross section on the line 88 Fig. 3 through the lower portion of the casing and the cover therefor.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each' Our collection or contribution box comprises a coin receptacle A of any suitable construction, the same being preferably provided with a transparent face B, preferably made of glass heldin position by any suitable means.

C is a closure member suitably hinged as at D to one end of the box to permit the contents thereof to be periodically removed.

E is a lug carried by the box and projectwill be protected from the weather.

ing through the top of the closure member C. By means of this lug any suitable lock or fastening means may be employed tolock the closure member closed.

The construction just described is of course well known.

Carriedby the rear wall F, of the coin receptacle A are sidewalls H. The head I of this casing is preferably shaped as shown,

6 preferably covered by some suitable transparentmaterial such as glass which is held in position after any suitable manner. 7

is a stud preferably positioned centrally in respect of the face wall G, and carried thereby andpositioned within said head. Mounted on said stud is a sleeve 8 to which is suitably secured the ratchet 9. The disk J is also mounted on the sleeve 8, and may be suitably secured thereto by any suitable means. Since the disk J is designed to carry a number of different texts or mottoes for successive exposurethrough the opening 6, we prefer to construct this disk of card board so that said texts or mottoes may be printed thereon. Using the material mentioned enables us to very considerably reduce cost of manufacture, and as the cover 3 co-acting with the casing before mentioned, will house the members within said housing, it will be understood that the same Since we prefer to make the disk J of card board, we mount on the sleeve 8 a fastening disk 3' which is positioned intermediate the disk J and the ratchet 9. By cementing or otherwise securing the said disks together, and the disk j to the ratchet 9, we couple the disk J to the sleeve 8. 'Also mounted on the sleeve 8 is a disk 10 preferably made of metal which gives good support to the disk J to keep the same from buckling.

11 is a nut screwing on the threaded end of the sleeve 8 and clamping the parts before mentioned together, and 12 is a nut screwing on the threaded end of the stud 7 to retain the parts before set forth on said stud.

In the top 13 of the coin receptacle A is formed any suitable coin slot 14:.

15 are a pair of guard plates suitably secured to the underside of the top 13 and depending therebelow. The said guard plates are spaced apart to permit the coin to be passed therebetween.

When the coin is inserted through the slot 1 1-, it comes in contact with the coin plate or lever 16 which plate or lever is secured to the rod 17 journaled in suitable brackets 18 carried by the top 13 and depending therebelow. 19 is an arm forming part of the rod 17, which projects through the face wall G, and this arm is positioned behind said face wall and is provided with a bent end 20 which normally is positioned below the heel 21 of the supporting plate 22 which has vertical reciprocating movement between the guides 23 carried by the rear side of the face wall G. As the arm 19 projects beyond the rod 17 in the direction opposite to the coin plate or lever 16, (see dotted lines Fig. 6) it will be understood.

that when said plate or lever 16 is depressed, said arm 19 is elevated, thus bringing the bent end 20 thereof in contact with the heel 21, and so raising upward the plate 22. 24: is a pawl pivoted by the pin 25 to the plate 22, and in its normal position the lug 26 secured to or forming a part of said pawl rests in contact with one of the teeth of the ratchet 9, and consequently during the upward movement of the plate 22, said pawl is moved for the distance of one tooth. The movement of this ratchet of course moves the disk J thus exposing through the opening 6 a motto or text different to that previously exposed through said opening. So soon as the coin leaves the plate or lever 16, the plate 22, together with the pawl 24, by reason of their weight, drop back to normal position, thus returning the plate or lever 16 and arm 19 to normal position. In order to permit of the return to normal position of the pawl 24:, the lug 26 thereof is held by the spring 27 (the lower end of which is secured at 28 to the plate 22) in contact with the ratchet 9, so that this said lug will ride over the back a of each of the teeth of said ratchet and be moved into proper position at the right time.

In order to limit the movement of the pawl 24: toward the ratchet 9, any suitable means may be employed. Our preferred construction for this purpose consists in forming a notch Z) in the upper end of the plate 22 and bending the end 0 of the pawl 24 inwardly so that the same will abut against the wall cl of said notch and so limit the described movement of said pawl.

In order to prevent'any overthrow movement of the disk J, we provide a shoe 6 coupled by a suitable spring f to the rear side of the face wall G. The shoe 6 is spring held against the ratchet 9, and it performs the function of a brake for the purpose set forth. It will of course be understood that each time the ratchet 9 is moved the shoe e will yield to permit of this movement.

The guard plates 15, it will be understood, prevent the coin passing through the coin slot 14 from slipping sidewise and so avoid depressing the coin plate or lever 16 the desired distance.

If desired, surrounding the sides and bottom of the lower portion 0 of the face wall G, we may provide the retaining flanges Z and on so as to form a pocket, so to speak, in which any suitable card 7t, shown by dotted lines, may be inserted, the said card to contain illustrated or printed matter as may be desired, to further increase the power of the box to attract attention.

What we claim as our invention is:

1. In a contribution or collection box the combination with the coin receptacle thereof provided with a coin slot, of a casing carried by said coin receptacle and provided in the face wall of its upper portion with an opening; a stud carried by said face wall and positioned within said casing; a sleeve mounted on said stud; a disk mounted on said sleeve, and moving therewith; said disk being provided with a number of different texts or mottoes; a ratchet mounted on said sleeve and secured thereto; means whereby said sleeve is retained on said stud, a vertically disposed plate mounted within said casing; suitable means for guiding said plate; a pawl pivoted to said plate and designed to co act with the teeth of said ratchet; a spring for yieldingly maintaining said pawl in normal position; means for limiting the movement of said pawl toward said ratchet wheel, and means whereby when a coin is inserted in said coin slot, said plate will be elevated so that the pawl carried thereby will move said ratchet a distance of one tooth, for the purpose specified.

2. In a contribution or collection box the combination with the coin receptacle thereof provided with a coin slot, of a casing carried by said coin receptacle and provided in the face wall of its upper portion with an opening; a stud carried by said face wall and positioned within said casing; a sleeve mounted on said stud; a disk mounted on said sleeve, and moving therewith; said disk being'provided with a number of different texts or mottoes; a ratchet mounted on said sleeve and secured thereto; means whereby said sleeve is retained on said stud, a vertically disposed plate mounted within said casing; suitable means for guiding ,said plate; a pawl pivoted to said plate and designed to co-act with the teeth of said ratchet; a spring for yieldingly maintaining said pawl in normal position; means for limiting the movement of said pawl toward said ratchet wheel; means whereby when a coin is inserted in said coin slot, said plate will be elevated so that the pawl carried thereby will move said ratchet a distance of one tooth, and means co-acting with said ratchet to prevent any undue movement thereof for the purpose specified.

3. In a contribution or collection box the combination with a coin receptacle thereof provided with a coin slot, of a casing carried by said coin receptacle and provided in the face wall of its upper portion with an opening; a stud carried by said face wall and positioned within'said casing; a sleeve mounted on said stud; a disk mounted on said sleeve, and moving therewith; said disk being provided with a number of different texts or mottoes; a ratchet mounted on said sleeve and secured thereto; means whereby said sleeve is retained on said stud, a vertically disposed plate mounted within said casing; suitable means for guiding said plate; a pawl pivoted to said plate and provided with a lug which is designed to co-act with the teeth of said ratchet; a spring for yieldingly maintaining said pawl in normal position; means for limiting the movement of said pawl toward said ratchet wheel comprising a toe at the upper end of said pawl bent to abut against the upper end of said plate, and means whereby when a coin is inserted in said coin slot, said plate will be elevated so that the pawl carried thereby will move said ratchet a distance of one tooth, for the purpose specified;

4. In a contribution or collection box the combination with a coin receptacle thereof provided with a coin slot, of a casing carried y said com receptacle and provided in the face wall of its upper portion with an opening; a stud carried by said face wall and positioned within said casing; a sleeve mounted on said stud; a disk mounted on said sleeve, and moving therewith; said disk being provided with a number of different texts or mottoes; a ratchet mounted on said sleeve and secured thereto; means whereby said sleeve is retained on said stud; reciprocating means mounted within said casing to co-act with said ratchet to turn it one tooth at a time; a coin lever positioned with its end extending underneath said coin slot in said coin receptacle; a rod journaled in said coin receptacle and to which said coin lever is secured, one portion of said rod being formed into an arm to extend in a direction therefrom opposite to the direction of extension of said coin plate, the said coin plate designed to be moved downwardly when a coin is inserted in said coin slot to move said arm upwardly so as to operate said vertically reciprocating means, and means carried by said coin receptacle and adjacent said coin slot to prevent the inserted coin from passing into said coin receptacle without depressing said coin plate, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ELMORE ROY BUTLER. FREDERICK ALEXANDER STOKES.

Witnesses:

EGERTON R. CASE, 0. M. BURKINSHAW.

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Washington, D. O. 

